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ArticleEuropean radiology2021

Quantification of intracranial arterial stenotic degree evaluated by high-resolution vessel wall imaging and time-of-flight MR angiography: reproducibility, and diagnostic agreement with DSA.

Yan Gong, Chen Cao, Yu Guo, Binge Chang, Zhiguo Sheng, Wen Shen, Ying Zou, Xiudi Lu, Jiahua Xing, Shuang Xia

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Yan Gong *Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Chen Cao *Department of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Yu GuoDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medical, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Binge ChangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medical, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Zhiguo ShengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medical, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Wen ShenDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medical, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Ying ZouDepartment of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Xiudi LuDepartment of Radiology, First Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Jiahua XingSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Shuang XiaDepartment of Radiology, Tianjin First Central Hospital, School of Medical, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300192, China. xiashuang77@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-6383
Nankai University · CNFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTianjin Huanhu Hospital · CNTianjin Nankai Hospital · CN

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81871342Spring plan of Tianjin first central hospital 2019CM05
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to compare the reproducibility and diagnostic agreement of high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) and time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) to evaluate intracranial arterial stenosis.

methodsWe retrospectively enrolled patients who underwent HR-VWI and TOF-MRA with suspected intracranial artery disease and had DSA results from our institutional imaging database. Two neuroradiologists separately and independently evaluated anonymous image data for the stenotic lesions. DSA was analyzed by two neurointerventionalists and it served as a standard criterion. The reproducibility of these two MR techniques was determined by the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). The diagnostic agreement to DSA was assessed by the concordance correlation coefficients (CCCs).

resultsA total of 246 lesions from 106 individuals were analyzed for stenotic degrees. The total intra-observer and inter-observer reproducibility of HR-VWI was excellent for identifying stenosis and better than of TOF-MRA. The overall concordance of HR-VWI with DSA was excellent with CCC = 0.932, whereas TOF-MRA was 0.694. In addition, HR-VWI could provide additional vessel wall information.

conclusionsHR-VWI has more advantages over TOF-MRA, such as better reproducibilities and diagnostic agreements with DSA to analyze intracranial arterial stenosis. It provides additional information that helps in clinical diagnosis and management. KEY POINTS: • High-resolution vessel wall imaging can assess intracranial arterial stenosis with a better reproducibility than TOF-MRA and has a higher diagnostic agreement with DSA. • High-resolution vessel wall imaging had a higher diagnostic agreement with DSA compared with TOF-MRA. • Apart from evaluating vascular stenosis, HR-VWI provided additional vessel wall information to help in clinical diagnosis.

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ArteriesMagnetic Resonance AngiographyAngiography, Digital SubtractionHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesIADMRAReproducibility of resultsVascular diseases

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